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1) Tubes Tied - Tubal Reversal Video
Tubes tied can be untied by tubal reversal (www.tubal-reversal.net). Dr. Berger, Medical Director of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, explains how tubal reversal is performed to help women with tubes tied get pregnant after tubal ligation.

2) Quick Road to Recovery After Tubal Reversal Surgery
Recovery times can vary greatly among patients, doctors, and facilities. Recovery time depends on type of surgery, method of surgery, and other medical conditions patients may have. Although everyone recovers differently, the patients of Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith return to work within seven days and are back to the majority of their usual activities within ten days of surgery. Tubal reversal surgery performed at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is outpatient, typically takes less than an hour, and utilizes small incisions so patients recovery quickly and can return to their normal activities.

3) Tubal Lengths Following Tubal Reversal Surgery
Potential reversal patients often ask about the importance of tubal lengths following tubal reversal surgery. There is no specific tubal length that is ideal, but pregnancy rates are higher with longer tubal lengths following surgery. Women with longer tubal lengths had higher pregnancy rates than did women with shorter lengths following tubal reversal. Women with tubal lengths 7.5 cm or longer had a pregnancy rate of 80%. The pregnancy rate declined as tubal length decreased, but even women with the shortest tubes (less than 2.5 cm) became pregnant (38%). Although previously unreported in the medical literature, repaired fallopian tubes of any length can result in pregnancy. Tubal lengths as short as 1 cm have resulted in normal pregnancy. One of the positive aspects about tubal reversal surgery is that once the tubes are open -- even if they are short - fertility is restored and pregnancy can occur at any time.

4) Most Experienced Tubal Reversal Doctors
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Patients have the opportunity to schedule their tubal reversals with two very capable and experienced tubal reversal surgeons. Dr. Gary Berger is well known as the most experienced tubal reversal doctor in the country. In 1982, he pioneered a low cost outpatient operation for reversing tubal ligations. Dr. Berger's one-hour operation results in patient comfort, fast recovery, and avoids the need for hospitalization. Under his mentorship, Dr. Charles Monteith became the first certified tubal ligation reversal surgeon in the US and to date has performed more than 700 tubal reversal surgeries. Dr. Berger has performed more successful tubal reversals, resulting in the birth of more babies, than any other doctor in theworld. This is one reason why women come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to have their fallopian tubes repaired.

5) Scheduling Tubal Ligation Reversal with Dr. Berger or Dr. Monteith
We are always available to answer your questions or to assist you in scheduling your tubal reversal. Our office is open Monday-Friday from 8AM to 5PM EST. You can also reach us evenings (5PM-8PM Eastern Time) and weekends by e-mail or by telephone at (919) 656-8204 or (919) 656-9861. When you contact us, we will obtain the necessary information to confirm a surgery date. Most patients can be scheduled within four weeks from the date they contact our office.

6) Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Patient Reports Another Pregnancy
A Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center patient reports her fifth pregnancy since having her tubes untied by Dr. Berger. 'Khadija' posts to the other women on the Tubal Reversal Message Board, "Hello to my 2nd family. I am now pregnant for the fifth time since my tubal reversal. This has been the best gift that anyone could ever give us. My husband and I always joke and say this is our Christmas gift from Chapel Hill, since we have had one each year. Our little ones are now 1, 2 and 3 years old."

7) Latest Weekly Pregnancy Report From Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
The latest pregnancy report from Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center shows 17 new pregnancies from patients of Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith during the week of October 10-16, 2009. These pregnancies included women with only 1 fallopian tube and women with very short fallopian tube lengths (2.5 cm and 1.5 cm). Other members of the Tubal Reversal Message Board congratulate those women who had become pregnant and also write about the hope and encouragement the pregnancy reports provide. The Tubal Reversal Message Board is a place where patients of Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith can support each other on their journey to have children again even after their tubes have been tied.

8) Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Patients Plan Ahead For Surgery
A message board member and soon-to-be tubal reversal patient finalizes every detail before her big trip to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Joyful1 asks,"What's the weather like in NC in October? Any packing tips?". Many of the patients of Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith come from all over United States and the world. Our surgeons of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center are dedicated exclusively to performing corrective tubal surgery. Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Monteith are the only physicians in the United States with a practice specifically limited to tubal surgery and Dr. Berger is widely recognized as the tubal reversal doctor with the most experience in the United States. These are some of the reasons why our patients travel from all over the world to have reversal surgery at our specialty center.

9) Tubal Reversal Surgery Is Affordable And Effective
There are two options for women who have had a previous tubal ligation and now desire to have more children: tubal reversal surgery and in vitro fertilization (IVF). In most cases, tubal reversal surgery is the most successful and most affordable option for pregnancy after sterilization.Tubal reversal surgery can provide pregnancy rates as high as 80% and at a low cost. The alternative treatment is IVF. IVF pregnancy rates average 35% and may cost between $9,000-12,000 for each IVF cycle. Women who have undergone IVF and then tubal reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center often have pregnancy success and share their stories on our Tubal Reversal Message Board.

10) Essure Tubal Reversals and Pregnancies
The tubal reversal experts of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center provide information about Essure sterilization, Essure reversal, and tubouterine implantation. The cost of Essure tubal reversal is significantly less than the cost of a single IVF treatment cycle.

11) Traveling From Hawaii To Chapel Hill For Tubal Reversal Surgery
A tubal reversal patient of Dr. Bergers writes in to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center's message board to say "Aloha". This patient will be traveling from Hawaii to have her tubal reversal performed on November 2, 2009. Patients travel to Chapel Hill from all 50 states and from many countries around the world in order to have their tubal reversal performed by Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. The length of stay in town is generally two nights with patients arriving one day for their consultation with Dr. Berger or his associate, Dr. Monteith, and having surgery their tubal reversal surgery the following morning.

12) Using Clomid After Tubal Reversal Surgery
Some women fail to become pregnant after tubal reversal surgery because they do not ovulate regularly. The cause may be that their pituitary glands don't produce enough follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) at the right time during the cycle. For these women, the medication most doctors prescribe is clomiphene citrate (Clomid). Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center patients and message board members discuss the use of Clomid after tubal reversal surgery and inquire whether others have experienced changes in their cycle while using Clomid.

13) What to Wear After Tubal Reversal Surgery
A Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Message board member, 'chrisNbrian', from Wisconsin is preparing for her tubal reversal surgery in December. She asks for advice, " What type of weather can we expect and what would be appropriate clothes to pack? Since we are coming from Wisconsin it will be (already is!) very cold here." Members of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Message Board discuss what items they need to get ready for their tubal ligation reversal surgery. Many women who are having their tubes untied will wear comfortable socks and a loose fitting outfit for surgery. For December, the mean temperature of Chapel Hill is 41 degrees. Every patient who schedules surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center receives a "What To Expect" packet that provides an overview of what will happen before, during, and after reversal surgery. We also have a very detailed website with additional information. Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith perform six surgeries a day with excellent pregnancy success statistics.

14) Diagnosing Menstrual Problems After a Tubal Ligation
Women who have menstrual problems after tubal ligation surgery may or may not have Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome. Many will have undiagnosed medical conditions. The ligation reversal experts of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center outline the most common medical conditions that are associated with menstrual disorders.

15) Most Popular Message Board About Tubal Reversal Surgery
The Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Message Board has been in existence since January 2002 and has a total of over 11,000 registered members from all over the US and the world. These members have posted over 337,000 messages. This volume of membership and posting indicates how widespread interest is about tubal reversal surgery. Anyone who has had a tubal reversal procedure performed by Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith, or who is planning on having a reversal procedure, will find the Tubal Reversal Message Board to be an excellent resource. A member recently writes, "Someone mentioned that we need to start a thread for those of us who have or are going to have TR in October so I decided to start one! This is a place we can all keep up with each other and give support to one another! I think it is a great idea so I will be happy to start it and keep it going!" The message board of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center allows prospective, current, and past patients of Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith to share information with each other and the staff regarding any issue related to tubal ligation reversal.

16) Tubal Ligation Reversal by Dr. Berger
Tubal ligation reversal surgery has been simplified by tubal reversal doctor, Dr. Gary Berger, to make it easy for women to have their tubes untied. This 3 minute video clip gives a summary of Dr. Berger's tubal reversal technique in a newly added page to the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center web site.

17) Working With Excellent Staff When Considering Tubal Reversal Surgery
Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith ensure the staff of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center are experts in answering patient's questions regarding tubal reversal surgery. Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center offers a free phone consultation with an experienced tubal reversal nurse to individuals inquiring about tubal reversal. Our nurses are eager to help you find the information you need. A nurse consultation can be obtained by calling (919) 068-4656. They'll be happy to assist you with any questions about tubal reversal, our surgical center, or payment options.

18) Is Natural Pregnancy Possible After The Age of 40 And Tubal Reversal Surgery?
Anywoman attempting to conceive naturally could have difficulty with ovulation (not releasing eggs) and pregnancy miscarriage. These two problems become more common with advancing maternal age and can make it more difficult to become pregnant. Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is proud of all of our patients who become pregnant and we especially love to share stories of women who have special pregnancy success. We recently had a 46 year-old patient who underwent an unsuccessful cycle of IVF. She then had a tubal reversal, naturally became pregnant, and gave birth to a healthy tubal reversal baby boy in January of this year!.

19) How to Talk With Your Doctor About Tubal Ligation Reversal
Women who come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for tubal reversal surgery sometimes say it is difficult to discuss their decision with their local ob/gyn doctor who performed their tubal ligation. Tubal Reversal Message Board members, as well as Dr. Berger, Dr. Monteith, and Tubal Reversal Center staff think that the best way to talk with your local doctor is to be direct and not feel that you have to justify your decision to have your tubes untied. Some doctors may be judgmental or try to talk you out of having more children, while other doctors will be supportive about having tubal reversal surgery. The decision about whether to have more children through tubal reversal is a personal one for couples to make. It is really not up to friends, family, or other doctors. If your doctor is not supportive and helpful, then finding another local physician is recommended.

20) Scheduling Tubal Ligation Reversal is Easy at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
Whether a patient is inquiring about operative reports, prepayment accounts, preop labs or anything else about tubal reversal surgery, the knowledgeable nurses at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center are available to assist you 365 days a year. One of the missions of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is to have patients be well informed and well prepared before, during, and after their tubal reversal procedures. This makes scheduling your reversal procedure easy to do.

21) You Can Get a Tax Reimbursement for Tubal Reversal Surgery
One of the ways to help finance tubal ligation reversal is with a tax deduction. This is especially helpful in these tough financial times. The IRS website states that medical expenses to overcome an inability to have children - including surgery to reverse prior tubal ligation - are a valid tax deductions. A member of the Tubal Reversal Message Board advises saving all medical/dental receipts to be able to show that the combined medical expenses add up to 7.5% of gross income to be eligible for this tax savings.

22) Bringing Children For Reversal Surgery At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
Most patients who come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center have children and will enquire about bringing their children with them for their reversal surgery. Due to the need to discuss and understand critical post operative instructions and limited space in the waiting room area, Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith advise patients not bring children to the surgical center. Children can remain at the hotel as long there is an additional, responsible adult to directly supervise them while patients are having reversal surgery. These steps help to ensure your reversal surgery and recovery are as easy as possible.

23) Positive Feedback Three Years After Tubal Reversal Surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center receives testimonials everyday from patients who have given birth to their tubal reversal miracles. Dr. Berger, Dr. Monteith, and the staff of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center are happy to hear this wonderful news as we remain in contact with our patients. We invite patients to send us updated photos and news on all their reversal babies.

24) Successful Tubal Reversal Surgery When Tubes Have Been Burned
After undergoing a tubal sterilization by having her tubes burned, a potential tubal reversal patient of Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith, seeks information on having her tubes untied. Women who have already had tubal ligation reversal surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center share their success stories on becoming pregnant after having a previous tubal cautery procedure. Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith are the only doctors in the US dedicated solely to the practice of reversing tied tubes. They keep detailed statistics on patient outcomes and pregnancy rates following the tubal reversal procedure at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. For patients undergoing tubal ligation reversal after a previous bipolar cautery sterilization, pregnancy rates average 66%, but can be as high as 78% depending on a woman's age and the length of the fallopian tubes following the sterilization reversal.

25) Guilt And Regret Over Having Tied Tubes: Tubal Reversal Surgery Offers Hope
Tubal Reversal surgery offers a chance for women who have changed their minds and desire more children after having their tubes tied. The message board at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center offers women a place to share their feelings and receive support from others who are experiencing feelings of regret or guilt over their decision to have their tubes tied. Tricia, a member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board, shares her story and desire to have another baby after losing her son to cancer. Fortunately, Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith offer a low-cost, outpatient procedure that has given thousands of women the chance to add to their families by restoring their fertility with a reverse tubal ligation procedure. Tubal Reversal Nurses are available 7 days a week to help patients desiring to get started on the tubal reversal journey.

26) Essure and Adiana Tubal Sterilization Methods
Essure and Adiana are new tubal sterilization procedures that are performed through hysteroscopy. These 2 new tubal ligation methods have recently been approved for use in the US. Since they do not require surgery, they can be performed in the doctor's office with reduced cost. They avoid having a surgical incision and do not require general anesthesia. As more women choose these types of tubal ligation procedures, the tubal reversal doctors at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith, have started receiving requests from women for Essure reversal and Adiana reversal.

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